Category: Infrastructure Finance

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PE firms offload stakes in realty projects

PE firms offload stakes in realty projects

Reports suggest that private equity funds that invested in IndiaÂ’s real estate sector during its best years in 2006 and 2007 are offloading their stakes in the projects. These funds are now looking to exit and return money to investors as they had an investment horizon of around five years. The latest to join the trend is Indiareit Fund Advisors whic

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Govt to take early decision on NIB

Govt to take early decision on NIB

Finance Minister P Chidambaram informed Rajya Sabha that the government would take an early decision on the proposal to set up a National Investment Board (NIB) under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The board is intended to expedite clearances for mega projects. A proposal is under consideration for constitution of a Cabinet committee with Prime Minister as ch

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FIIs invest over $20.10 bn in equities

FIIs invest over $20.10 bn in equities

Data from Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) shows that foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have deployed $20.10 billion in Indian equities in the January-November 2012 period. Reports suggest that this is the second time FII investment has risen to such a level after India threw open

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FIIs invest over $20.10 bn in equities

FIIs invest over $20.10 bn in equities

Data from Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) shows that foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have deployed $20.10 billion in Indian equities in the January-November 2012 period. Reports suggest that this is the second time FII investment has risen to such a level after India threw open

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Srei Infra to launch $500 mn infra debt fund

Srei Infra to launch $500 mn infra debt fund

Hemant Kanoria, Chairman and Managing Director of Srei Infrastructure Finance informed that the firm would raise $500 million through its infrastructure debt fund. Srei would deploy the funds on the sub sectors which provide good regulatory clarity like toll roads, power transmission etc. The company would launch the fund through the MF route

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Srei Infra to launch $500 mn infra debt fund

Srei Infra to launch $500 mn infra debt fund

Hemant Kanoria, Chairman and Managing Director of Srei Infrastructure Finance informed that the firm would raise $500 million through its infrastructure debt fund. Srei would deploy the funds on the sub sectors which provide good regulatory clarity like toll roads, power transmission etc. The company would launch the fund through the MF route

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Bankers to take final call on debt recast for Suzlon

Bankers to take final call on debt recast for Suzlon

Reports indicate that lenders of the debt-ridden Suzlon Energy may meet soon to take a final call on the corporate debt restructuring (CDR) exercise. Suzlon has asked bankers to provide the company with fresh loans of Rs 2,000 crore to meet payment requirements, Rs 3,000 crore as a working capital loan and a

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Bankers to take final call on debt recast for Suzlon

Bankers to take final call on debt recast for Suzlon

Reports indicate that lenders of the debt-ridden Suzlon Energy may meet soon to take a final call on the corporate debt restructuring (CDR) exercise. Suzlon has asked bankers to provide the company with fresh loans of Rs 2,000 crore to meet payment requirements, Rs 3,000 crore as a working capital loan and a

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MBL to tie up funds for Rs 5 bn highway project

MBL to tie up funds for Rs 5 bn highway project

A recent report by CRISIL Research shows that MBL Infrastructures (MBL) may attain financial closure for its over Rs 500 crore Bikaner–Suratgarh highway widening project during Jan-Mar 2013. The company was earlier awarded the project for Developing and Operation of Bikaner–Suratgarh Section of NH–15 in Rajasthan by the state government. The project has been awarded to the consortium led by MBL